Management

China Still Cheapest for Apparel, But Imports Drop for Third Straight Year
February 10, 2021 at 11:46 am

A full year of apparel import data from 2020 showed that apparel imports were down 16.4 percent overall, with a significant 23.6 percent drop in shipments from China, marking the third-straight year of import decreases from the country, according to Business of Fashion...

Toddy Gear Welcomes Amanda Maynord as Key Account Manager
February 8, 2021 at 9:41 am

Toddy Gear, Chicago, announced the addition of Amanda Maynord as key account manager. In her role, Maynord is tasked with strategically building sales revenue with some of Toddy Gear’s most strategic distributors while prospecting and growing future sales with some of its new clients. "I am so excited to…

Do I Have to Use QuickBooks Payroll?
February 4, 2021 at 4:02 pm

Ask the Accountant… Question: If I convert to QuickBooks, do I have to use QuickBooks Payroll? Answer: There is no requirement to use QuickBooks Payroll. Our businesses generally involve very few, if any, employees. And payroll is rarely a needed function. My clients who do have a payroll typically use outside payroll services, or have…

3 Ideas to Re-Tool Your Client Portfolio
February 4, 2021 at 11:50 am

Your go-forward plan will depend on if you’ve decided to make things happen, watch things happen, or be left to wonder what happened.

Charles River Apparel Welcomes Alice Lau-King as VP of Supply Chain
February 2, 2021 at 1:08 pm

Charles River Apparel, Sharon, Mass., has welcomed Alice Lau-King as its vice president of supply chain. Lau-King joins Charles River Apparel with more than 20 years of experience in the apparel industry. She will be responsible for leading design, production, quality and compliance to ensure continued excellence in product…